What color is #887D75?

#887D75 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887D75?

The RGB value is 136, 125, 117: 136 red, 125 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887D75?

The complementary color is #758088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887D75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887D75 color

#887D75 rgb(136, 125, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887D75 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 49% green and 45.9% blue (136, 125, 117).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#887D75 color codes

HEX	`#887D75`
RGB	`rgb(136, 125, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 49%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.15, 2.74, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.15, 6.48, 64.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.698, 21.186, 19.825)`
Decimal	`8945013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887D75, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #887D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #887D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887d75; }
.text { color: #887d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 125 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887d75, #888775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #887D75?: #887D75 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887D75?: The RGB value is 136, 125, 117: 136 red, 125 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887D75?: The complementary color is #758088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887D75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.